Economic History of the United States 1st Edition Siegler Test Bank
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 1137393955
- ISBN-13 : 978-1137393951
- Author: Mark V. Siegler
This pioneering textbook takes a thematic approach to the subject, resulting in a comprehensive understanding of historic economic issues in the United States. Siegler takes a thematic approach, and provides both the theoretical foundations and historical background needed to gain an in-depth understanding of the subject. Every chapter examines a specific topic, and the chapters are linked to each other to provide an overall view. The chronological approach is represented with a useful timeline as an appendix to show where the specific topics fit in the chronology. Chapter topics include: long-run causes of economic growth; economic history of income and wealth inequality; slavery, segregation, and discrimination; immigration and immigration policies; and an economic history of recessions and depressions.
Table contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction to U.S. Economic History
Chapter 2 Standards of Living and American Economic Growth
Chapter 3 European Settlement and the Columbian Exchange
Chapter 4 Institutional Foundations
Chapter 5 The Financial System and Capital Accumulation
Chapter 6 Natural Capital
Chapter 7 Population and Population Growth
Chapter 8 Transportation and Communication
Chapter 9 Agriculture
Chapter 10 Manufacturing and Industrialization
Chapter 11 Education
Chapter 12 Labor and Labor Markets
Chapter 13 The Distribution of Income and Wealth
Chapter 14 Segregation and Discrimination
Chapter 15 Immigration and Immigration Policies
Chapter 16 The Growth of Government
Chapter 17 Regulation and Antitrust Policies
Chapter 18 Recessions, Depressions, and Stabilization Policies
Chapter 19 Negative Externalities and Common Resources
Chapter 20 Social Spending and the Welfare State
Chapter 21 Connecting the Present with the Past and Future
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